Family lore has that he is related to us — my maternal grandmother is a McNair from Washington County, North Carolina. As yet I’ve not further explored this potential connection. On my ever-increasing to-do list is to further explore and find out if this is true. R.I.P. Ronald.

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Char WilliamsApril 20, 2013 at 7:58 pm

Hi Taneya-Kalonji: My name is Char Williams. I am Ronald’s second cousin. His father and my grandfather were brothers. They report his dad’s name as Carl but it was Columbus. We used to call him “Uncle Lum.” I am trying to learn more about my grandfather’s ancestors. It is very possible that they may have been from the Gullah/Geechee culture. Let’s compare our notes and see what we come up with.
Really looking forward to putting any pieces that we have together.
Thanks, Char